A Small Town Squire? Measuring Professionalism in City Councils

• In Event: Legislative Staffing and Capacity

Brief Overview

In this paper I generate a measure of professionalism at the local level. Using original data, I analyze the professionalism of every incorporated city in California, its determinants, and its effects on the electoral environment and productivity.

Authors

• Jonathan P Colner, American University

• Ali Amini, American University